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‘Time for new heroes to arise’ . . . Scotland’s Commonwealth Games team gives 191 athletes chance to seize history

THE Wallace monument was little more than a javelin throw away, towering over Stirling University campus as Scotland’s 191-strong Commonwealth Games team for Delhi was unveiled yesterday.

And then came the stirring words: “It’s time for new heroes to arise.”

The chef de mission of the squad, Jon Doig, had put his finger on the pulse of the nation.